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Early Medieval

Reconquest of Northumbrian Danes 927

927
Yorkshire, England
Also known as: Athelstan Takes York
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Siege
Location
Yorkshire, England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Northumbrian Danes
Forces
Northumbrian Danes: c. 1,000–2,000. Subjugation.
VS
Victor
Wessex (Athelstan)
Forces
Wessex: c. 2,000–4,000
Outcome
Athelstan expelled the last Danish king of York; all England united under one king
The Battle

History & Significance

Athelstan expulsion of Guthfrith from York in 927 made him the first king of all England; Scottish and Welsh kings submitted at Eamont Bridge shortly after.

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Scheduled Monuments near Reconquest of Northumbrian Danes 927

South angle tower of Roman fortress
Scheduled monument · ~0.1 miles
Merchant's Hall, Fossgate
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Medieval stone town house known as The Norman House to the rear of Nos 48 and 50 Stonegate
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St Peter's Hospital, part of undercroft beneath the Theatre Royal
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
Jewbury Medieval Jewish Cemetery
Scheduled monument · ~0.2 miles
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